this morning we will learn more about the man that hit a trooper in lakewood. a lot on tap in cleveland. we have an event bringing people to the cleveland of art today. look at that gray sky. it will be a wet day for you as you begin your week.

heard that thunder. it was really active outside. >> today is a good sleeping day. relax, stay inside. >>reporter: we were tracking thunderstorm activity. as we were driving in my major concern was hydroplaning. very heavy downpours. early in the summer we were in a moderate drought. we needed more rain and with you still could use some. a warm front shifted to the north allowing dew points go up this morning. this was the brunt of the

this is the secondary wave coming in this is in lorain county. we had about 8:15 own our storm track for lakewood moving into north almstead. you can see a little activity into mansfield. that activity is lefting north here. it's not losing it's force but gaining momentum. i'll be in the studio tracking this next front. that's the game changer here. it's a potent and slow going cold front. it will cool us off but cause us to be in wet conditions saturday afternoon. we are still in the lower 80s

we have the tribe playing at 10:00. this will be a close call. we'll be in 70s by 9:00. today the man charged with hitting and killing an ohio trooper will be in court. ahead of that we are seeing tributes to a father that was taken too soon. this is hitting many so hard. we are center. good morning, meg. >>reporter: we are 30 minutes a way from the min who hit the trooper. he's being charged with aggravated vehicular homicide. according to court records he was high on drugs at the time of the crash. this is the manny e-mail talking about.

trooper while he was monitoring traffic. one day after the crash the community pulled together. his son played in friday night's football game. the crow showed their support with 1,000 blue balloons. we spoke to a parent that grew up with the officer. >> it's a crazy story. that's all i was thinking. i couldn't help to think about his kids and another dad is gone. it's an unfortunately incident. >>reporter: gasbarre's arraignment will start at 9:30. i'll be in and keep you updated. >> so much emotion surrounding the story. we know the name of the

home in ashland. elizabeth griffith. the woman accused of killing her is being held on $1 million bond. shawn appeared in court on his bond hearing. he said he had no money, bond, or home. he also accused of killing the woman in richland county. investigators are working to identify that woman and the official cause of death. a cleveland officer is facing negligent discharges. she shot and killed brandon jones for a reported robbery. police claims jones charged at the officer. if convicted he will spend an

are also in trouble for beating two inmates. the officers were fired after the incident. charges against nickerson have been dropped. members of the black community and their supporters will gather for a march today. the goal is to raise americans for the struggles black americans have and the abortion rate is at it's lowest since 1976. 20,000 pregnancies were terminated last year. that's an 1% decline since 2019. half of them closed over the last 7 years.

have to be given an two day notice before throwing out their stuff. the students stepped in after many homeless people lost their belongings. the city is paying $20,000 in damages and court cost to settle their dispute. thank you for starting your saturday with us. we have reached the in the -- the innerbelt innerbelt closure project. >>reporter: i'm tracking on the power of five widespread rain. i'll show you thics act timing

>>reporter: good morning, everyone. we have been tracking storms with heavy downpours. let's get down to street level. we get to west lake to almstead. you will see heavy cells with the potential for minor flooding. if you are stepping out have

midina you are seeing isolated active activity. this will be in and out as moisture tracks through. this is a warm from that shifted through the north allowing dew points to be in the mid 60s. you probably have that ac cranking. behind it is a cold front. we'll track cooler slightly warmer for inland areas. >> rainy but still pretty warm. we are nearing the end of the inner belt construction project state 90 east was closed overnight.

west lane of i-90. watch out when headed in those directions. it's health and fitness day at the summit mall. they will have health and fitness themed activity for the kids. at the art museum the annual chalk festival is back. they will be given decorate with chalk. this years theme is the spears of influence. in -- spheres of influence. here are tonights lottery numbers.

it's 8:15. last night one woman is dead and another is injured. the suspect was shot and killed but not before hitting the others. one suspect was hit 8 times and is still alive. the suspect walked up to a squad car and opened fire. the suspect rain away and

bar. he was chased into an ally where he was shot and killed. a denver hospital placed on lockdown. they looked for the suspect after shots fire. no one was found. president obama will make his final appearance assemble -- as assembly. a newly released transcripts a prisoner said an unnamed member of a saudi family recruited him to commit

repeal hb 2 only if they remove the ordnance to protect transgender people. the law required people to use the bathroom of their gender on their birth certificate. many are asking for this to be pulled after the ncaa pulled championship games from the state. a three quarters of a mile section of a trail was ripped up without authorization. many native americans is upset because this land is sacred. a typhoon is headed towards taiwan and chicago. another 14 still missing.

for the next round of storms. this season we haven't seen too many hurricanes and typhoons. we have seen a few. none that effected our area. today we are dealing with rain. >>reporter: we are still in the heat of severe weather season. we are almost to the end. right now, i'm tracking rain on the power five and lightning. it was busy overnight. this is the power of tv. you can see the lightning show that took over the greater cleveland area. >> noisy too. >>reporter: definitely noisy. i was driving in and we saw heavy downpours. some of these cells were supersoakers. on the power five right now i'm showing you our next round.

here. this is north almstead to west lake. you are seeing the brunt of that moisture track to the east. still heavy rain, you can see those little dots that's lightning, that's in strongsville. that's about to make it's way to parma. this is northern portions of brunswick. no severe weather right now. th are taking over the area. i want to show you the storm track here so you can get prepared. cleveland heights 8:27. the lake county area that's the madison area by 9:00 you will see the moisture flowing through. this will be pretty consistent throughout the afternoon. we are dealing with a warm front that tracked to the north.

will cool us down by tomorrow. good morning you are seeing rain this morning. you can see our hour by hour of a lot of activity going on. we'll call this up-and-down seesaw effect with rain stalling out. on our future cast. you can see the brunt of that moisture making it's way to the county by 9:00. a lull in the weather pattern were the clouds are in place. the next round flows in at 5:00. we could have a possible delay

this will continue to ref up throughout the 10:00 hour. look at these accumulation totals. they are pretty impressive. near 2 inches with these heavy downpours. these cells could have heavy rain associated with them. i'll show you coming up on the 7 day forecast. >> hi, thank you very much. it will be interesting to see if they get time. it's another week under the lights for our local high school football teams. here is more from the morning sports report. the indians opened up an important series against the tigers. mike hit one high deep to the left.

it bounces on the track and clears. it's a ground rule double. check out the sign, i love that. clever. you have been destroyed by the tribe. magic number down to 9. . good morning several teams are still unbeaten. we start with veteran visiting warrensville heights. micheal is climbing his way to the top. an 18-yard touchdown round. he said we'll go for two and

warrensville heights not going without a fight. no they persued possession. dont?is a speedy young man. gone. 66 yards for the touchdown. tigers down 28-20. bedford hangs onto win it. the bear cats improved to 4-0. we have another battle between avon and mid view. avon beat night. they rallied back. fourth and two. avon beat mid view final score 45-28. speaking about beating them. they had an 3-0 record. they were 287 in the half. they got close and jimmy took it the rest of the way.

a fight. they handed off the chris. they trail 25-14. they were just too strong. once again they it in for the 4. they took this one 52 to 14. remember this is the team that had a player kneel. joe finds sinclair who turns on the wheel and makes move. he's going to the house. he goes up 8-0. sinclair once again showing off his punt. he just finds his way through. no one can catch him as he heads to the house once again. we missed the extra point. they go up 21-0 when brunswick gets their offense going. jacob martin finds his way

board. they can't complete the come back. we head over. the brewens down 7-0. kevin peterson heads down the sidelines. brad hall comes down with it. there is this one yard touchdown by trent. he got they had an upset 27-26. way to go. these cheerleaders had presentty to play for the quarterback finds jeremy smith. it was a beauty. they didn't stop there. kennedy finds his way through.

the rangers host almstead falls. look at luke. he broke the tackles. later in the drive, the ball goes to the 244 fullback. spencer leadville. they rumbled for six. they shutdown north ridgeville. they improved to 3-1. the browns executive kicked off at the stadium. the browns paid for it. jfk hosted john marshal. nice expensive play by the eagles. devin matthews made the play. this time it's tanner with the sacks. jfk getting it done on the offensive side of the ball.

>> that will do it. have a great day. coming up a cleveland company admitted the way they sprayed for bedbugs could have made people sick. pokimon took over the science center today. you are watching good morning cleveland. do you see cleveland there, believe me all of that fog is there a great foggy treatment

hello, everyone. it's 8:30. we look at another shot from down town. this is from our sky cam. it will be a rainy start i'm nick foley. we have several stories for you. a man killed an ohio patrolman high on drugs will appear in court this morning. >>reporter: good morning, everyone. we have heavy rains coming down in the area. i want to show you on our radar exact locations.

and we are not seeing anything in lakewood runners are telling me on social media. also independence across the 77 you are seeing heavy rain. also north royalton. these are heavy downpours. i want to show you the set up hire. who is up next. this force. that's 30 minutes away. as it tracts to the east you would think it starts to die out. definitely not. lake county you are getting more heavy rain. this is not severe weather but heavy rain for the start of your saturday. this is round one, folks. you will see the warm front

reduced visibility. behind that is a cold front which will allow for our temperatures to cool off. we are talking 80 degrees but off to a dicey start. >> a whole lot of activity on those maps. the man charged with hitting and killing a trooper is in court. we are seeing tributes to a father taken too soon. joe was there to witness them first hand. >>reporter: dozens of officers and state troopers standing at attention. still playing in tonights game in honor of his father. thousands of students and parents paused for a moment of silence for fallen ohio trooper ken. we was killed yesterday after a

hit him on i-90 westbound. >> it was hard to see. it was very emotional. >> andy grew up with ken. >> definitely i miss you kenny. you should be here tonight watching your son play. we'll misyou hear christian wanted to play tonight because that's what he said his dad would want amhurst played a spirited game on the ground. they also scored repeatedly in

during half time. >> it's awesome what he's done. he and his teammates are backing up. >>reporter: amhurst students left them with a single massage. >> all of the officers that lost their lives and impaired drivers don't do drugs and drive. don't drink and drive. it's tough. >> we are tired. i shouldn't have to wake up to seeing another black boy dead. tension is running high after an 13-year-old was shot and killed by a police officer. a town hall was held last night with the mayor, police chief, and safety service. that woman you saw and heard

they wanted to give everyone a opportunity to voice their concerns. a rather disgusting disease is growing in the area. several cases of crypto is growing. people who are sick are asked to stay out of water. health officials expect it get worse before better. there is another out break in ohio. dog shelters are also affected by the disease. they will paused putting down dogs. a company seen here in this video spraying a pesticide to kill bedbugs in the social

the way the pesticide was applied was wrong. spraying it on carpets and chairs instead of cracks and corners. any pesticides found was from other jobs. they brought new equipment that will be used for bedbug treatment. on no bug sprays to worry about as part of cleveland's downtown days. you have the spark city hop from 11:00 to 6:00 today. you are hop on free trolleys to

octoberfest downtown today. we have all heard about pokimon go. the science center will host it between 11 and 4:00 and learn about the science behind vir very v.r. researchers looked at 4,000 tweets about pokimon one-third of the tweets indicated a driver, passenger, or walker was involved with a car. some tweets mentioned accidents or near misses because they were so focused on catching them. the game was linked to 14 car crashes. not a good idea. donald trump said hillary clinton is the one who started

behind those claims. the change of season brings an new freshness in the air. leon will take us to a place to soak it up. >>reporter: i'm tracking rain across northern ohio. i'll show you exact location and when the rain will lighten

>>reporter: good morning. we are seeing heavy rains coming down. i'll show you exact locations. this is moving into cleveland heights and the beechwood area. you are seeing heavy pours. no lightning or severe weather associated with this. these are super soaker cells. northern tip of madina. we have a track on these storms, lake county you are up

minutes. 8:45 it's moved into that area. most of the moisture will track in. hour by hour this will be an up- and-down weather pattern. >> thank you. we know it will be wet outside. you will want brave the rain for some of these events. the dragon boat festival will take place. cup. racing started already and will go until 4:00. another boat race on the river. high school rowers will compete in this race. the finish line is at rivergate park. racing is already underway there as well. a lot of superheroes will

that pairs teens with physical disabilities. it all starts at 9:15 at lakewood park. great event there. if you see news happening

the campaigns continue.

canton today before speaking to milne millennial. more backlash on comments made by donald trump. donald trump criticized hillary clinton stance on trump. he said should drop all guns. clinton's campaign manager said the comments were unacceptable and out-of-bounds for presidential candidates. our partners have tracts trump on the birther issue several times before and they did again this week. take an listen to what trump

birther controversy. i finished it. i finished it. you know what it mean. >> politifact said that some clinton supporters circulated the rumor in the last days of the 2008 democrat therapy. they rate donald trump's claims as false. it's damp, dreary, and gray. >>reporter: get some good sleep. >> lazy day. >>reporter: you can see from

clouds. it's due to a front lefting to the north. you can see reduced visibility. i'll show you on the power of five exact locations. cells are moving quickly let's show you the latest on the power 5 lake county. the northern end you are seeing the moisture with heavy downpours. we have the ligh not seeing any of that. this is some heavy rains that's taking over from pepper pike and motiving out of cleveland heights right now. hudson to summit county you are seeing heavy rain. even on the southern end of akron and stark county. i want to show you from the west they have been dealing

looks like for the start of the raise -- race you will get through it. from kelly's island to sandusky. folks this is not severe weather but roadways as i was driving in this morning we dealt with hydroplaning and flooding. we need to rain but this is coming down large and in charge across the area. afternoon. most of the moisture is tracking to the north. we'll see the eastern end make it's way to northeast ohio by late afternoon. temperatures this morning are on the warm side. dew points on the lowe 60s.

upper 60s for ashtabula. many people are wondering about the tribe game for 10:00. good possibility of a delay or cancellation as it moisture continues to track through. by 8:00 we'll track this for overnight browns sunday you are wondering if you are heading to the meeting lot or game. by game time we should be dry. timing for the rain. this is the will in the weather pattern. the clouds and brunt of the moisture track back in by 5:00. with the temperatures starting to drop consistent --

it's way. leon bibe is taking us to a special place. >>reporter: in the cleveland metro parks the season one piece at a time will be dressed for fall. those who work the waterways know full well seasonal ch is coming because nature talks. >> that length of night starts to turn trees into a mode of long preservation. >>reporter: jim is excited about nature. her job as a naturalist is also her passion. this land reflects natures

time. >>reporter: we are not alone. plants feel it. in ohio we see noticeable changes in our four seasons. lucky us. it's come again. the metro parks forest began to show-off summer is exiting and autumn is on the way. at fall time it's gorgeous. >>reporter: even long before there was a cleveland or recorded human history this landscape had been carved out by glaciers. >> ice moving so slowly. so powerful enough enough to carve the land and kill certain areas

is today. >>reporter: as summer loosens it's hold the animals and forest respond. that are settling in for autumn. the toad from the rocky river reservation squeaks the season. he and all of the creatures make way for autumn. near by a harmless spider dropped in on running my handoverring -- hand and offering no comment. >> they will build these amazing webs. >>reporter: the case with all of the naturalist in the cleveland national parks her passion is the woods and water.

eyes were glowing. he's waving. he just through up all of his flight feathers. >>reporter: maybe i count on the seasons comings and goings. they are as reliable as it babble of the rivers. you know, the parks founders had some thing when they ear marked these lands and waters to be set aside for all of us >> the old rocky river cuts a watery path. the metro parks have been here for 100 years. this has been hear way longer than that. if we went back several thousand years this is what you see, right here. >> stacked along beside us are layers of history piled on top of one another.

this is part of our natural history. >>reporter: in his famous poems the author wrote who's woods these are? i think i know. he would have said they belong to the people. they do. of course, to the wild life which know as home these woods and waters of the cleveland metro parks.

we will take a final look at wetter. >>reporter: hold at wet -- weather. >>reporter: hold owner, looks like we'll be dry for the game. look at next week when you are headed back to work all of that sunshine makes a full time come back. temperatures are still slightly

we are tracking rain today. nothing on the severe side. you will notice good sleeping weather. >> chalk this up as a lazy day. still ahead more warnings for those of you that have the newest samsung phone. we'll show the options you have to replace that device. you are watching good morning

we have a preview of what's bringing thousands to the art museum today. hello, and welcome to this edition of good morning cleveland. let's look at that familiar happen >>reporter: the rain was coming down pretty hard overnight. it didn't matter where you were you saw rain. greater cleveland the fog, you are seeing reduced visibility down to a quarter of a mile this morning. you can see the low lying clouds that are taking over. we are dealing with a warm front that is tracked to the

level to rise to the 60s. that's why we are seeing foggy conditions. we do have our lightning track on. we aren't seeing any of that. greater cleveland is getting some rain on the north ridgefield and almstead. now, we will see a lull in the weather pattern allowing us to get a slight break before the 4:00 hour. sunday the front will move in providing us with a few isolated rain drops for your early morning.

cloudy conditions. today the man charged with hitting and killing an ohio trooper appeared in court. meg shaw is live were court just wrapped up. what's the latest. >>reporter: the court appearance for joshua just wrapped up. in that appearance the judge set his bond at $500,000. take a look this is him a few minutes ago appearing before a judge. in their hearing he didn't enter a plea for this crime. he hit and killed a highway trooper kenny have a velez. velez was out monitoring traffic. joshua was high on drugs during the crash.

a plea. he will be back in court september 27th at 9:00 a.m. since the crash the community of amhurst and northeast ohio has poured out their heart to the velez family. he will not only be missed there but in surrounding counties. there was a huge out pouring of last night. he will be back in court september 27th at 9:00 a.m. we'll keep you updated on what happens. >> yeah, such a tragic story. trooper velez was close to retirement. we know the name of a second woman found dead in a home in ashland.

about their loss. the man who kill give griffith. this is the man right there. he said he had no money, home, on family. he also confessed to killing another woman that was found. they are working to identify that woman. a police officer facing negligent homicide charges. allen shot jones while last year. police claimed jones charged at him with a weapon. they could spend time in prison. they are accused of beating an man. they were charged with kidnapping and assault. the officers were fired after that incident.

march this afternoon. they are organizing a black march. this is to raise awareness of the struggles black americans have every day. ohio health numbers are in and the abortion rate is is lower it has an 1% since 2014. a half dozen abortion clinics have closed over the last several years. in akron homeless people have to be given two days notice before removing their property. this was brought from a lawsuit from a university. this happened after people lost

homeless camps. they will have to pay $20,000 to settle the disputement of. the akron child in's hospital is renne -- children's hospital is hosting the health festival in the mall. also the chalk festival is back. it will draw 15,000 people. they will be given a square to decorate. community members can reserve squares. this years theme is spheres of influence. chalk fest runs from 11:00 to 5:00. hopefully the weather is going to -- not going to stop people from going to the festival.

between september 11 and the saudi royal family. we'll look into his claims straight ahead. we will also check your local weather. >>reporter: i'll show you my 7 day forecast. there is hope folks. we have a lot of sunshine headed our way.

we'll be tracking this rain. we will continue to deal with steady moisture throughout the day. temperatures for the game time at 4:10 still in the 70s. expect a possible delay as some of these cells continue to track to the greater cleveland area. now how to plan for tomorrow morning. as you head to the muny lot by tomorrow we are okay to grab that win. by 2:00 we'll be at mostly cloudy conditions. still the steady warm air as it warm front tracks to the north. still warm air tracking in from stark to summit county.

place. it's been a long time coming but we are nearing the end of the innerbelt bridge construction project. there is still more work to be done. interstate 90 east over the bridge was closed overnight. it won't we open until 10:00 this morning. also closed is the left lane of the president will speak before next weeks united nations session. he will ask countries to admit more refugees. a prisoner is link the sow diroyal family to the september 11 attacks.

he said an unnamed member of the family recruited him. there is no other evidence the family was involved. we are joined from another look at wetter. we just heard from you but an extended look. there is a lot of rain outside but remember we get to say gully washers. >>reporter: gully washers. my term of the day is super soaker. today. >>reporter: driving slow earlier this morning. earlier we were tracking rain. nothing too severe. you can see this great lightning show. this was around 4 a.m. we slowed it down. it lit up the city. i'm surprised none of the storms went to severe status. we were dealing with heavy rains across the board. things have loosened up a tad

right now i want to show you exact locations. of lake county you are seeing the brunt of the moisture from paynesville. you will see heavy rains. it's loosening up but you are seeing a few dots here around the akron area seeing a few rumbles of thunder. this cell is showing a heavy downpour about to touchdown for the medina area. these cells are moving quickly east at 25 miles per hour. most of the moisture is coming in here, tropical moisture lifting up with a cold front. it will move in throughout the afternoon to evening hours. it will be off and on again.

as you step into the next few hours here. 72 for greater cleveland. good morning mansfield in the upper 60s. to the north you are nottiesing the dew points. you might have the a.c. crank this morning. hour by hour, folks, i don't see much sunshine here but you might get you will start to track low pressure. today, i want you to relax. get some extra sleep. this is great sleeping weather. you are seeing the moisture until about 12:00. if clouds are really in place. we'll track our next wave about 3:00, 4:00.

will keep you updated if know of the storms go to severe status. we have to keep our eye onto it indians game. that huge series in second place. the magic number down to single digits. plus it's another look at the under the lights of high school football. the indians are opening up an important series against the tigers. mike hits one high, deep to the left. where is it, i can't see it, he lost it in the lights. he got a ground double. the indians crushed the tigers. i love that sign.

good morning, every. several teams are unbeaten heading into last night. we have a pair of unbeaten. 3-0 bedford verse warrensville heights. he's doing the dab, there it is. micheal takes it to the house an 18-yard touchdown run. he said we'll go for two. we'll convert because we are good at this warrensville heights are not going without a fight. norris is a speedy young man.

we have another one. avon beat mid view. they rallied back. eagles first possession of the second half. ryan gets an avon beat them 45-28. medina took on elyria. they got close. they took the lead 35-7. the hand-off to chris. elyria trails 35-14. mained is too strong.

medina took this one 52-14. brunswick marched out with the american flag. remember they had the player that kneeled last week. he turns and makes a nice move. he's going to the house. solon goes up 8 points. sinclair shows off his skills. he finds his way through. no one can catch him as heads to the house once again again, they miss the extra point. it's jacob martin finding his way threw to put brunswick on the board. they can't complete the come back. 53-21. padua verse maple heights.

sidelines. brad hall comes down with it. he's capped off by trent kramer. it's padua with the upset 27- 26. the cheerleaders had plenty to cheer for. he finds jeremy smith with the of the game. kennedy makes his way threw for the score. the comets win this one. olmsted falls go all the way. look at luke. olmsted stead goes all the way

kid. olmsted them down 20-0. browns executive brown kicked off the festivities at the new roy kidd stadium. they hosted john marshall this times it's tanner with the sack. jfk got it done. good son made it's way for the score. >> that will do it for your morning sports. have a great day. all right, thank you. still ahead it's time for the bet of the weekend.

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for reading and rescues. we'll do crafts for kids. it will be a great way to spend the afternoon. >> so, just once again tell us perfect family for moo moo. >> she's chill. >> she will fit into any home. as long as she gets exercise and a lot of love. she would be perfect for anybody. >> awesome. 771-4616. you always come through to get our pets adopted she likes bacon. >> maybe you a moo moo could get adopted. thank you, guys. new problems for samsungs after reports of other samsung phones over heat and burns.

reports of phones catching fires. this morning people using the phones are urged to stop using them. >> we would like consumers to get these phones out of their hands and have a safe replacement they can use. >> under the recall you can get a replacement phone or refund. coming up the cleveland company admitted the way they sprayed for bedbugs could have made people sick. for pokimon.

good morning, cleveland. i'm nick foley. the man who killed a officer was in court this morning. first, let's check weather. >>reporter: good morning, everyone. we are waking up to super soaker rain. you probably heard a bit of

you are seeing those little write dots. euclid you are seeing rumbles of this oner the madison area to gentleman nerve have gineva. burton you are seeing heavy rain. even northern it's making it's way out of strongville. heavy downpours effects our roadways. if you are out and about take it slow here as you deal with a bit of minor flooding. from lorain to the lake that's about to hit avon. you guys continue to get pounded all morning long. we'll see a lull in the weather

this moisture lifts to the north and west effecting us in the late afternoon. that's why we are waking up to temperatures and dew points that are pretty mild this morning. look at that by 2:00. 82 with rain and storms. >> you will need it all today. the man accused of driving while on drugs and kill this morning. we have the new details from the justice center. >>reporter: good morning. joshua appeared before a judge at the justice center. in that court appearance the judge set his bond at $500,000. take a look at the photo.

thursday afternoon. the veteran was monitoring traffic on i-90 west in lakewood. joshua didn't enter a plea. he will be back in court. since the crash the community of amhurst will show their support for the velez family. their son christian played in the friday night football game for the comets that's joshua behind me. he just got out-of-court a half hour ago. we spoke to the lieutenant of the police department and he said he's proud of his community.

recognize when people are are suffering. we come together and support one another. >>reporter: now joshua is scheduled to be back in court on september 27th at 9:00. we'll keep you updated on everything in the court case. >> we are tired. i shouldn't have see another black life dead. tension is running high in columbus after an 13-year-old was shot and killed. it happened during a robbery investigation on wednesday. they held a town hall to answer questions about the death of king. the woman you heard and saw earlier was escorted out. later they said they wanted to

to voice their concerns. an out break of a disgusting disease is growing here. there are over 100 cases of crypto that brings on boats of diarrhea. it's spread in public pools. people who are sick are asked to stay out of the water. stay expect the out break to get worse before getting better. this is also in the column bus the dog shelter is dealing with arrest an -- a respiratory disease. they are paused euthanizing dogs. a company seen spraying

the exexterminating company said they the way they sprayed wasn't proper. they did use the right chemicals. any other pesticide was because of their equipment found on other jobs. they have brought new equipment only used for the bedbug treatment. no bug to worry about in town down days. you have the sparks city hop starting at 6:00 this morning. you are hop on fre trolleys, ohio city, and other events. also octoberfest is this weekend. we heard so much about pokimon go the last few weeks.

to join in. the great lakes science centeris hosting an event. they will have an baa battle demo and life-size display. speaking of pokimon we know pokimon go can be a they looked at 4,000 tweets. one-third indicated that a driver was involved in a car. some mentioned accidents or near misses because they were sofo discussed on catching pokimon. according to news reports the game was linked to 14 car crashes. donald trump said hillary clinton is the one who actually

we are looking into the truth of those claims. leon takes us to a special place where you can soak up the fall colors. >>reporter: i will show you when the sunshine shows up and

>>reporter: good morning, everyone. i've been tracking rain all night. heavy downpours will affect 271. they are stealing with scattered showers. the heavier downpours are in ashtabula. you are seeing heavy rain coming down for now, the great news is this cells are moving east fairly quickly. we will deal with more moisture as it moisture and cold front tracks through. there is a lull in the weather pattern. we will start to get a slight break. noticing those temperatures are kind of mild this morning. good

folks away are talking about daytime highs, they are pretty mild this afternoon as it front tracks in. we'll go with 82 for greater cleveland. the tribe are playing at 4:10. this will be sketchy here. you have that storm shield app. we will keep your safe and let you know where the location of the cells are. this will continue throughout the 8:00 hr. you will want to brave that rain for some of these events. the dragon boat festival is taking over. the winner will take home that cup and racing is underway now as we look all the way until

the regatta. you can see the finish line at river gate park. if you see news happening let us know.

politfact checked donald trump claims about hillary clinton. this is what trump said. >> hillary clinton and her campaign started the birther claims are crazy. some supporters helped spread

supported it. while you were up early you heard thunder. the rains will continue. >>reporter: we need the moisture. this is coming down pretty heavy. also an warm front. that's why we are seeing reduced visibility. it will help as it cold front makes it's way through. tomorrow you will notice the haze in the sky across the area. i'll show you on the power five. the brunt of it currently. you are dealing with heavy rain currently moving east fairly

towards shaker and cleveland heights. you are seeing heavy rain. behind it it's an dry slot behind it. it's forming one lonely cell about to make it's way towarding the county. you probably have the a.c. that's been cranking. the caused dew points in the 60s and 70s. we are dealing with this. the cold front is making it's way in here. that is cooling it us off. i want you to plan your afternoon. many events going on.

gear handy throughout the afternoon here. we are okay. still isolated activity for southern locations. here comes the big batch of moisture by 4:00, 5:00. you will notice it. heavy bands, this is heavy duty rain here for the greater cleveland area to summit county. right now we are as these storms continue to roll through i want you to have your storm shield app follow me on facebook and twitter. i'll let you know when the heavy rain is coming down here. we are tracking isolated activity we are still tracking rain. for game time we'll grab that

pumping in here. we are tracking rainfall with scattered storms at 65 degrees. it wouldn't be like me to bring sunshine here by monday the front -- excuse me by sunday the front will pass us. behind that is high pressure. that's always good news. monday through thursday afternoon highs back in the 80s with a lot thank you. temperatures are starting to drop consistency. summer is losing in it's grip. along with the feeling of those changes. in this weeks mile high we can watch it all unfold. >>reporter: nature is like a model on a fashion reason way. showing off-seasonal wear.

shoving summer wear to autumn wardrobe. soon it will be fully dressed for fall. many know full well seasonal change is coming because nature talks. >> that length of night starts to turn trees into a mode of self-preservation. here comes along cold winter. >>reporter: jen is her job as a naturalist is her passion. this land reinflicts in a -- reflects natures mindset. >> we hear the katy dids and insects that remind us of that time summer is over. >>reporter: we humans are not alone. animals and plants feel it.

we see noticeable changes in our four seasons. lucky us. it's come again. the forest is beginning to show- off summers exiting and autumn is on the way. >> the fall time is gorgeous. i bring a camera up here and take pictures. >>reporter: the cleveland metro parks reservation is liken to a necklace. even long before there cleveland or recorded human history this landscape has been carved out by glaciers. >> moving so slowly and powerful enough to carve the rabid and kill certain areas and make the landscape what it is today.

autumn. the toad from the rocky river reservation shows up. he and all make their way for autumn. a harmless spider dropped in on us for a spell. running my hand but offering no comment. >> they build these amazing webs. they are unbelievably fast. >>reporter: jen speaks for all of the creatures for all of the naturalist in the park. her passion if she the woods and waters and all offer a health natures unfolding. as you look at that there your eyes were glowing. i mean, this is a bird. >> he's waving. he just through up his feathers. >>reporter: maybe i count on

rivers through the metro parks reservations. the founders had some thing when they had the waters. the old rocky river cuts a watery path through the metro parks. they have been here for almost 100 years this scene right here has been here longer than that. thousand years this is exactly what you will see right here. >> stacked along beside us are layers of our history piled on top of one another. >>reporter: that's why we hold onto it. this is part of our natural history. in his famous poem the author wrote who's woods these are?

said they belong to the people because they do. of course to the wildlife know as home these woods and waters of the cleveland metro parks. in late summer, early autumn put on quite the

>>reporter: we will receive a little bit of a break in the rain right now but more that's a nice good place of baking. >> let's get through today. thank you for spending part of

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